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[edit] political tensions? that's something new in the ME

the euphrates river is the source of political tension, as turkey, Syria, and Iraq all compete for the use of its waters for irrigation and the generation of hydroelectric power

There is a subsection touching on these issues. --Wetman 23:47, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

An anon blanked this talk and replaced with a comment (Gareth Hughes 23:19, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)):

the euphrates river is 1739 miles long and 2799kilometers long when it is combined with the tigris river, it becomes shatt al arab — 24.41.63.108.

[edit] Inconsistency re: Lake Van

The Lake Van article says that the lake is saline with no outlet, but Euphrates says that Lake Van is one of the sources of the river. They can't both be right. Anyone have any clarification here? Gwimpey 22:00, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

OK, I did a little more research and found out that, in fact, Lake Van is not a source of the Euphrates; see [1], for instance.Gwimpey 22:15, August 2, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Malayo-Polynesian

What is the relevance of mentioning Malayo-Polynesian? Isn't it rather far fetched to suggest an etymology without a source based on Malayo-Polynesian? And why is Pangasinan taken as an example? Meursault2004 00:01, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

The Sumerian names for the Tigris and Euphrates appear to have a word correspondence in sound and meaning to words in Malayo-Polynesian, a language spoken by an ancient seafaring people who sailed the Pacific and Indian oceans, and even settled the island of Madagascar near Africa. In some Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken in the Philippines and Indonesia, the word siglat, which means "swift," "fast" or "rapid," appears similar to the Sumerian name Idigna and the Akkadian name Idiglat for the Tigris. The Malayo-Polynesian word burakan, which means "wave," "wavy," or "surf" appears similar to the Sumerian name Buranun and Akkadian name Pu-rat-tu for the Euphrates.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Batobalani (talk • contribs) 03:22, 13 June 2006.

This is a fringe theory that violates Wikipedia's rules on no original research, verifiability and reliable sources. That is why it was removed from the article. If you want it included in the article, you will have to make sure that it meets the criteria set out in the policies and guidelines above. Also, do not remove other people's posts on talk pages. — Gareth Hughes 09:29, 13 June 2006 (UTC)